ICYMI - In 2019, OCCRP quietly disclosed that Ukrainian politician Serhiy Lovochkin & his sister Yulia Lovochkina were secret co-owners of Trasta Komercbanka, a Latvian bank that was a key piece in the 'Russian Laundromat'.
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Totally missed this part of the 'US response' to Russia on Thursday (more on that later).
Seems important.
Executive Order on Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
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"I, JOSEPH BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, find that specified harmful foreign activities of the Gov't of the Russian Federation constitutes an unusual & extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, & economy of the United States."
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"...in particular, efforts to undermine the conduct of free and fair democratic elections and democratic institutions in the United States and its allies and partners..."
"Vulchev, a Bulgarian national with a long criminal record..."
Dushko Vulchev charged with federal hate crimes; accused of setting fires at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield masslive.com/news/2021/04/d…
"Vulchev is also responsible for several other fires set on church property & for a series of tires slashings in the surrounding area."
Maine Man Charged w/ Hate Crimes for Arson of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/mai…
During a [2015] investigation, the FBI was told that Vulchev said he was here in the United States to "make September 12th happen"...
Who is Dushko Vulchev? Charged with attempted arson of a Springfield church wwlp.com/news/i-team/wh…
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"Grubisich helped divert about $250 million from Braskem to a hidden business unit, the Division of Structured Operations, that *Odebrecht* used to funnel payments to corrupt government officials."
"Brazilian petrochemical maker Braskem disclosed in an SEC filing that it is investigating alleged 'improper payments' related to a...project in Mexico."
"...between approximately 2002 & 2014, Grubisich & his co-conspirators created a slush fund by making payments from Braskem’s bank accounts in Brazil, New York & Florida."
The SAR said many of the shell companies were "owned by Roman Abramovich… one of Russia's most powerful oligarchs with close ties to Moscow & Vladimir Putin".